This makes me wonder about Denis Villeneuve, who has been far more viscous in his critique, he really treated his criticism the way he treats his film; hugely effective and leaving nothing behind.
Edit: I am, oddly, watching Batman Begins whilst discussing Christopher Nolan’s next film. It’s the cameo room with Shane Rimmer (doing the same thing he did in all 3 of his Bond appearances) and Jeremy Theobald (Doodlebug, Following, Tenet) telling you what is going on.
I guess the difference is: Nolan has brought WB tons of money. Villeneuve… good reviews.
Syncopy not wanting to take the chance of a third new owner in the same group?
Kinda feels like judging a step-child on the crimes of their legal parents…
But…
We’re talking theoretic semantics, arn’t we?
The post jump was intentional
Some potential suitors, a group that included Sony, MGM, Paramount, and, despite the falling out, Warner Bros.,
Zaslav trying repair bridges Kilar burnt?
Now that’s meta.
Brutal.
I really wonder what they could possibly have in store for us in Halloween Ends, because Halloween Kills just looks absolutely epic. This looks like the Halloween film that I’ve always wanted to see. After everything that Michael Myers has put the town of Haddonfield through over the years (and yes, I realize that this is a separate timeline), I think it’s awesome that they’re finally doing a story where Haddonfield stands up as one to say “we’re pissed and we’re not going to take it anymore” as opposed to just rolling over and forgetting about what the Shape has done to them every Halloween.
James Jude Courtney looks to have upped his game as Myers from his stellar introduction a couple of years ago. Of course it’s just a trailer, but Myers looks downright frightening here, and I can’t wait. Hoping that Andi Matichak gets some good screen time here, as I thought she was just great in the last one and should be someone that we see more of in Hollywood in the next few years. She should definitely be a rising star.
Anyway, rant over. Super pumped for this one. And just excited to get to see a new movie. Going to miss Bond and Ghostbusters on their initial runs, but a big thanks to Universal for putting this out on a streaming service I can view it on from the comfort and safety of my own home.
A quiet place 2
I loved the first one.
But everything that was new and hauntingly scary the sequel turns into a been there, done that.
The first five minutes are great, then it all becomes a pointless exercise in repeating the story beats of the first film but much less emotionally effective. More monster attacks do not equal more atmosphere. And more kids as heroes moments do not equal more tension.
It is a wasted opportunity, really, a sequel which was conceived by algorithms, it seems.
The third film is already green lit.
I didn’t know that I could face it again because it was so awful, having been the director of Spider-Man 3 ," he told Collider . "The internet was getting revved up and people disliked that movie and they sure let me know about it. So, it was difficult to take back on.
https://collider.com/doctor-strange-2-director-sam-raimi-comments-spider-man-3/
Oh Sam…it’s got so much more entitled since then…
Halloween Kills featurette looking back at the characters from the original film that are returning for this one. I had no idea that they’d gotten Charles Cyphers to return for this one, but that’s just another thing to be excited about for this film. So thankful to Universal and Blumhouse for allowing this to go on Peacock so it can be safely viewed at home.
Very glad to see this confirmed. Fantastic actor whose other 3 Nolan roles were brilliant.
Marvel didn’t go with Regé-Jean Page or George MacKay. Interesting…
So… a parallel streaming release does not negatively impact a theatre release after all?
Might it actually just be down to whether people… actually want to see a movie?
Here’s the part of the article that matters most to this group:
“UAR/MGM’s No Time to Die is looking good with a $7M-$7.5M second Friday on its way to a second weekend of $26M-$27M in the No. 2 spot, down 51% to 53%. What does that mean? Older demos do take longer to come out and with a hold like that, indeed they are. No Time to Die ‘s current second weekend hold is in the range of Spectre (-52%), slightly ahead of Skyfall (-54%) and better than Quantum of Solace (-60%).”
I’m sure I’m in the minority here, but this looks…bad.
Looks like Bruce Wayne is auditioning for The Crow…
Can’t say that I feel like I need to see this.
EDIT: This is of course not necessarily what the entire film will be like. But if it gives an authentic idea then Warner hasn’t understood what makes the Marvel machine tick.